Im committed to universal health coverage and education.

There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests.

There are those who would keep us slipping back into the darkness of division, into the snake pit of racial hatred, of racial antagonism and of support for symbols of the struggle to keep African-Americans in bondage.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.